Power Plant Workers Failed to Show Amorphous Silica Exposure Caused Injury

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A Texas appeals court has affirmed a trial court ruling that dismissed allegations by several workers who claimed they suffered from silicosis but failed to show that the type of silica to which they were exposed could have caused their alleged disease. In Re R.O.C., No. 04-01-00404-CV (Texas Ct. App., Fourth Dist.).

In a decision issued Jan. 14, the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to allow the plaintiffs more time to conduct discovery on their claims, then ultimately ruled that summary judgment …